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they   could�察  �but   what   was   the   good�拭  �They   were   unarmed�察  �and   taken   by 

surprise�察�and what can two animals do against hundreds�拭�They took and 

beat   them   severely   with   sticks�察  �those   two    poor   faithful   creatures�察  �and 

turned    them    out   into  the  cold   and   the   wet�察  �with   many    insulting   and 

uncalled´ for remarks��' 

     Here the unfeeling Toad broke into a snigger�察�and then pulled himself 

together and tried to look particularly solemn。 

     `And   the   Wild   Wooders   have   been   living   in   Toad   Hall   ever   since��' 

continued   the   Rat�察   �and going on simply  anyhow�   �Lying   in   bed half   the 

day�察�and breakfast at all hours�察�and the place in such a mess ��I'm told�� it's 

not fit to be seen� �Eating your grub�察�and drinking your drink�察�and making 

bad jokes about you�察�and singing vulgar songs�察�aboutwell�察�about prisons 

and magistrates�察�and policemen�察�horrid personal songs�察�with no humour in 

them。   And   they're   telling    the   tradespeople   and   everybody   that      they've 

come to stay for good。' 

     `O�察�have they��' said Toad getting up and seizing a stick。 `I'll jolly soon 

see about that��' 

     `It's no good�察�Toad��' called the Rat after him。 `You'd better come back 

and sit down�察�you'll only get into trouble。' 

     But   the   Toad   was   off�察  �and   there   was   no   holding   him。   He   marched 

rapidly down the road�察�his stick over his shoulder�察�fuming and muttering to 

himself in his anger�察�till he got near his front gate�察�when suddenly there 

popped up from behind the palings a long yellow ferret with a gun。 

     `Who comes there��' said the ferret sharply。 

     `Stuff and nonsense��' said Toad�察�very angrily。 `What do you mean by 

talking like that to me�拭�Come out of that at once�察�or I'll' 

     The ferret said never a word�察�but he brought his gun up to his shoulder。 

Toad prudently dropped flat in the road�察�and BANG� �a bullet whistled over 

his head。 

     The startled Toad scrambled   to   his feet and   scampered   off   down the 

road as hard as he could�察�and as he ran he heard the ferret laughing and 



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other horrid thin little laughs taking it up and carrying on the sound。 

     He went back�察�very crestfallen�察�and told the Water Rat。 

     `What did I tell you��' said the Rat。 `It's no good。 They've got sentries 

posted�察�and they are all armed。 You must just wait。' 

     Still�察�Toad   was not inclined   to   give in   all   at once。  So   he got out   the 

boat�察�and set off rowing up the river to where the garden front of Toad Hall 

came down to the waterside。 

     Arriving     within    sight  of   his  old   home�察   �he  rested   on   his  oars   and 

surveyed the land cautiously。 All seemed very peaceful and deserted and 

quiet。 He could see the whole front of Toad Hall�察�glowing in the evening 

sunshine�察�the pigeons settling by twos and threes along the straight line of 

the roof�察�the garden�察�a blaze of flowers�察�the creek that led up to the boat´ 

house�察  �the   little   wooden   bridge   that   crossed   it�察  �all   tranquil�察  �uninhabited�察�

apparently   waiting   for   his   return。   He   would   try   the   boat´house   first�察  �he 

thought。 Very warily he paddled up to the mouth of the creek�察�and was just 

passing under the bridge�察�when 。 。 。 CRASH� �

     A great stone�察�dropped from above�察�smashed through the bottom of the 

boat。 It filled and sank�察�and Toad found himself struggling in deep water。 

Looking up�察�he saw two stoats leaning over the parapet of the bridge and 

watching him with great glee。 `It will be your head next time�察�Toady��' they 

called   out   to   him。   The   indignant   Toad   swam   to   shore�察  �while   the   stoats 

laughed and   laughed�察�supporting   each other�察 �and laughed   again�察�till   they 

nearly had two fitsthat is�察�one fit each�察�of course。 

     The Toad retraced his weary way on foot�察�and related his disappointing 

experiences to the Water Rat once more。 

     `Well�察  �WHAT   did   I   tell   you��'   said   the   Rat   very   crossly。   `And�察  �now�察�

look here� �See what you've been and done� �Lost me my boat that I was so 

fond   of�察  �that's   what   you've   done�   �And   simply   ruined   that   nice   suit   of 

clothes that I lent you� �Really�察�Toad�察�of all the trying animalsI wonder 

you manage to keep any friends at all��' 

     The   Toad   saw   at   once   how   wrongly   and   foolishly   he   had   acted。   He 

admitted his errors and wrong´headedness and made a full apology to Rat 

for losing his boat and spoiling his clothes。 And he wound up by saying�察�

with that frank self´surrender which always disarmed his friend's criticism 



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and won them back to his side�察 �Ratty� �I see that I have been a headstrong 

and     a  wilful   Toad�    �Henceforth�察     �believe    me�察  �I  will   be   humble     and 

submissive�察  �and   will   take   no   action   without   your   kind   advice   and   full 

approval��' 

     `If that is really so��' said the good´natured Rat�察�already appeased�察 �then 

my advice to you is�察�considering the lateness of the hour�察�to sit down and 

have   your   supper�察  �which   will   be   on   the   table   in   a   minute�察  �and   be   very 

patient。 For I am convinced that we can do nothing until we have seen the 

Mole and the Badger�察�and heard their latest news�察�and held conference and 

taken their advice in this difficult matter。' 

     `Oh�察�ah�察�yes�察�of course�察�the Mole and the Badger��' said Toad�察�lightly。 

`What's become of them�察�the dear fellows�拭�I had forgotten all about them。' 

     `Well may you ask��' said the Rat reproachfully。 `While you were riding 

about     the  country    in  expensive     motor´cars�察    �and   galloping     proudly    on 

blood´horses�察  �and   breakfasting   on        the   fat   of   the   land�察  �those   two   poor 

devoted   animals   have   been   camping   out   in   the   open�察  �in   every   sort   of 

weather�察�living very rough by day and lying very hard by night�察�watching 

over your house�察�patrolling your boundaries�察�keeping a constant eye on the 

stoats and the weasels�察�scheming and planning and contriving how to get 

your property back for you。 You don't deserve to have such true and loyal 

friends�察  �Toad�察  �you   don't�察  �really。   Some   day�察  �when   it's   too   late�察  �you'll   be 

sorry you didn't value them more while you had them��' 

     `I'm an ungrateful beast�察�I know��' sobbed Toad�察�shedding bitter tears。 

`Let me go out and find them�察�out into the cold�察�dark night�察�and share their 

hardships�察�and try and prove byHold on a bit� �Surely I heard the chink 

of dishes on a tray� �Supper's here at last�察�hooray� �Come on�察�Ratty��' 

     The   Rat   remembered   that   poor   Toad   had   been   on   prison   fare   for   a 

considerable time�察�and that large allowances had therefore to be made。 He 

followed him to the table accordingly�察�and hospitably encouraged him in 

his gallant efforts to make up for past privations。 

     They had just finished their meal and resumed their arm´chairs�察�when 

there came a heavy knock at the door。 

     Toad   was   nervous�察  �but   the   Rat�察  �nodding   mysteriously   at   him�察  �went 

straight up to the door and opened it�察�and in walked Mr。 Badger。 



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     He had all the appearance of one who for some nights had been kept 

away  from  home   and   all   its   little   comforts   and   conveniences。   His   shoes 

were covered with mud�察�and he was looking very rough and touzled�察�but 

then he had never been a very smart man�察�the Badger�察�at the best of times。 

He came solemnly up to Toad�察�s

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